Only Passengers With Proper Documentation Can Travel On Hungarian Trains
- 2 Sep 2015 9:40 AM
Hungarian railway company MÁV said on Tuesday that only passengers with proper travel documentation—and visas where appropriate—will be allowed on trains in the direction of western Europe. The company on Monday said that valid tickets were needed to board trains but examinations of passports and other travel documents was up to the police. Hundreds of migrants, many from Syria, boarded trains to Germany.
In a statement today, MÁV noted that the authorities had sealed off the station in the morning but trains services have since resumed.
Police are directing passengers at Keleti railway station through secured entrances and to international ticket offices, the statement said.
MÁV, in cooperation with police, is only allowing travellers with proper identity documentation to buy train tickets for westbound services, it added.
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